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Usman Afzaal
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Usman Afzaal

Born: 9 June 1977, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Major Teams: Nottinghamshire, England.
Known As: Usman Afzaal
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox


Test Debut: England v Australia at Birmingham, 1st Test, 2001
Latest Test:
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 2001

NBC Denis Compton Award 1996

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 23/08/2001)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    3    6   1    83   54   16.60  60.58   0   1    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               9      0    49    1  49.00  1-49    0   0  54.0  5.44

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                     Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -    -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1995 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  122  211  19  6215  151*  32.36  12  35   60   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1046.1  235  3333   66  50.50  4-101   0   0  95.1  3.18

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1995 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   81   71  14  2086   95*  36.59   0  17   20   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             152     841   31  27.12  3-8     0   0  29.4  5.53

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Usman Afzaal was born in Pakistan in June 1977. A left-handed middle order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he made his first-class debut in 1995, having previously represented his country at Under-15 (against South Africa), Under-17 (against India) and Under-19 level. He toured the West Indies with the U19 side in the winter of 1994-95.

Having shown promise and gradual improvement for several years, Afzaal made the breakthrough in 2000. He reached 1,000 first class runs for the first time, including a spectacular 151 not out for Notts against Worcestershire in the County Championship, and was awarded his county cap. The arrival of Clive Rice was crucial in his development, helping him balance his adhesiveness with more positive strokes. His form earned the attention of the England selectors and he was rewarded with a place in the England A party to play in the Busta Cup competition in the West Indies. He also led a team of young cricketers to Pakistan that winter as part of a Nottinghamshire initiative to encourage young Asians in the area.

Thanks to a successful tour both for England A and Usman personally, he was in contention for a place in the England squad to face Pakistan and Australia in the NatWest series during the summer, but was unfortunate to lose out to Owais Shah of Middlesex and Surrey's Ben Hollioake. Good form in the first half of the 2001 season helped earn his call-up for the first Ashes Test in the absence of Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan due to injuries. It was not a particularly auspicious debut with six runs in two innings, as England were swept aside by a rampant Australia. He lost his place for the next Test but returned for the Fourth Test at Leeds where he made 14 and four not out as England won. He hit his first half-century for England in the fifth Test at The Oval but was out for five in the second innings as England slipped to a heavy defeat. However, he failed to force his way into the Test line-up in India and incurred the wrath of the coach, Duncan Fletcher, when he reported in New Zealand above what was considered to be his best fighting weight and had to sit out that series as well.

While he displayed impressive form in the 2002 English season, scoring 1,275 runs at an average of 45.53 with five hundreds and six fifties, he did not feature in any of the winter touring squads.

Afzaal has aspirations to be considered a true all-rounder, and his best bowling to date remains 4-101 against Gloucestershire in 1998. One of a new generation of Anglo-Asians forging a career in the county game, Usman is aware of being perceived as a role model, and he takes the responsibility seriously. "Perhaps I'm eccentric, but I love England," he states. "This country has given me such happiness and opportunity, and although Pakistan is special to me, England is my home." (Copyright CricInfo October 2002)

* Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 08:40:51 GMT


 
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